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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      70,976</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,197</td>
<td class="r data">      19,470</td>
<td class="r data">         295</td>
<td class="r data">      31,970</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      82,210</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,105</td>
<td class="r data">      23,518</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">      36,193</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    44.0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      88,671</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,877</td>
<td class="r data">      26,082</td>
<td class="r data">         620</td>
<td class="r data">      37,034</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    41.8</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      86,656</td>
<td class="r data">         265</td>
<td class="r data">      24,528</td>
<td class="r data">      26,627</td>
<td class="r data">         632</td>
<td class="r data">      34,560</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      85,836</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">      25,819</td>
<td class="r data">      26,497</td>
<td class="r data">         695</td>
<td class="r data">      32,413</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    37.9</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      80,529</td>
<td class="r data">         623</td>
<td class="r data">      24,378</td>
<td class="r data">      25,347</td>
<td class="r data">         750</td>
<td class="r data">      29,388</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    36.8</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      73,789</td>
<td class="r data">       1,104</td>
<td class="r data">      22,449</td>
<td class="r data">      23,267</td>
<td class="r data">         851</td>
<td class="r data">      26,066</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      65,645</td>
<td class="r data">       3,247</td>
<td class="r data">      20,701</td>
<td class="r data">      19,624</td>
<td class="r data">         773</td>
<td class="r data">      21,255</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
<td class="r data">    51.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      59,978</td>
<td class="r data">       9,710</td>
<td class="r data">      19,151</td>
<td class="r data">      14,956</td>
<td class="r data">         763</td>
<td class="r data">      15,351</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      53,014</td>
<td class="r data">      11,745</td>
<td class="r data">      17,328</td>
<td class="r data">      12,292</td>
<td class="r data">         733</td>
<td class="r data">      10,890</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      68,116</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,051</td>
<td class="r data">      19,073</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">      29,658</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      79,415</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,977</td>
<td class="r data">      23,121</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">      33,924</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    42.7</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      85,682</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,715</td>
<td class="r data">      25,659</td>
<td class="r data">         613</td>
<td class="r data">      34,637</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      83,570</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">      24,353</td>
<td class="r data">      26,154</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">      32,129</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">    38.6</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      82,577</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">      25,561</td>
<td class="r data">      26,019</td>
<td class="r data">         688</td>
<td class="r data">      29,904</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
<td class="r data">    52.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      77,443</td>
<td class="r data">         613</td>
<td class="r data">      24,149</td>
<td class="r data">      24,902</td>
<td class="r data">         737</td>
<td class="r data">      26,999</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      70,838</td>
<td class="r data">       1,087</td>
<td class="r data">      22,246</td>
<td class="r data">      22,821</td>
<td class="r data">         836</td>
<td class="r data">      23,798</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    34.1</td>
<td class="r data">    50.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      62,912</td>
<td class="r data">       3,197</td>
<td class="r data">      20,506</td>
<td class="r data">      19,287</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">      19,113</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      57,654</td>
<td class="r data">       9,571</td>
<td class="r data">      18,989</td>
<td class="r data">      14,688</td>
<td class="r data">         760</td>
<td class="r data">      13,600</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    28.3</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      50,863</td>
<td class="r data">      11,618</td>
<td class="r data">      17,173</td>
<td class="r data">      12,021</td>
<td class="r data">         726</td>
<td class="r data">       9,300</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    23.7</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,416</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         234</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,131</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    88.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,409</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">         254</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,085</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    86.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       2,544</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,174</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    85.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       2,589</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,187</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    84.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,612</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">         318</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,173</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,522</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,069</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    82.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,395</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,955</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
<td class="r data">    85.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,163</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,780</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    84.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,839</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,460</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    84.9</td>
<td class="r data">    89.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,680</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,303</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         444</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    40.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         386</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         445</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    50.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         497</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         647</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         320</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         556</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         313</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         570</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         485</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         291</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         471</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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